What the Future Office Will Look Like

DOMINIC BARTON: Technology will not make offices obsolete, but is fundamentally changing the way that they are laid out and sited. Collaborative tools, whether real-time, such as video conferencing, or asynchronous, such as social media, allow people to work together more effectively from their offices, their homes, or while traveling the globe. Offices as a result are becoming more open, modularized and flexible to accommodate these new interaction models. The most desirable locations for offices will also shift closer to transportation hubs to be more convenient for global teams that meet in person less frequently.